California Court of Appeal

The term "sibling" in Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5(b)(6) should be given its ordinary meaning, and lower court did not too narrowly construe the term in deciding to grant reunification services to respondent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2002
• Published 04/12/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  B.C. Barmann, Sr., County Counsel, and Jennifer L. Thurston, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roland Simoncini, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent Karen A., Kimball J.P. Sargeant, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Davis, for Defendant and Respondent Hector A.